2 Shocking Polls Show A Democratic Challenger Picking Up Steam Against Hillary Clinton - BI [View all]

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2 shocking polls show a Democratic challenger picking up steam against Hillary Clinton
Brett LoGiurato - BusinessIsder
Jun. 16, 2015, 1:23 PM

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Two new polls show that presidential candidate Hillary Clinton might not have the cakewalk to the Democratic nomination that political observers almost universally expect.

A Suffolk University poll of likely Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire finds the former secretary of state Clinton garnering 41% of the vote. Fellow Democratic presidential candidate and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is surprisingly close in second place, grabbing 31%.

"Don't underestimate the power of the progressive nerve network," David Paleologos, the director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, said in a statement. "It is alive, far reaching, and it is translating into political muscle in the New Hampshire Democratic primary."

The Suffolk poll is the second of the Granite State in a matter of days that displays Clinton in vulnerable position as a front-runner. In a Morning Consult poll released last weekend, Clinton led Sanders by just 12 points.

Since Sanders jumped into the presidential race in late April, his candidacy has gained momentum through grassroots support from the more liberal wing of the Democratic Party. In the Suffolk poll, self-identified liberal Democratic voters split 39-39 between Clinton and Sanders. Self-identified moderate Democrats chose Clinton by a 20-point margin.

There's also a significant gender gap. Democratic women swung 47-28 for Clinton, but she actually trailed Sanders by three points among Democratic men.

Clinton's advisers have continually said they expect a competitive primary process. But Sanders became the surprising favored alternative: In a May poll from Bloomberg/St. Anselm College, Sanders trailed Clinton by 44 points among Democrats...

Link: http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-vs-bernie-sanders-in-new-hampshire-2015-6